Hello can you please help, I have a slide with differnt Markers on it with Audio linked to each maker. The problem I have is if I click each one on the slide they all play at the same time is there away of only playing the selected Markers Audio?
without seeing your setup try these triggers as a test.
1. Create a T/F variable for each marker default to False
2. Create a trigger to toggle the variable when the user clicks
3. Create a trigger play audio xx when user clicks marker 1 on condition that marker1 = true
4. Create a trigger to stop media xx when user clicks marker 1 on condition that marker 1 not equal to true
you need a variable for each marker and corresponding triggers to play pause media for each as well.
if that doesn't work you can upload your story file using the grey Add Attachmdnt button at the bottom of the post - easier for someone to assist with a solution specific to you if they can see your setup
Hi, Mark -- Wendy to the rescue! :) Please let us know if her suggestion will do the trick for you, or if you still need additional assistance, you might want to upload your file for additional insights.
Thank You Christie & Wendy I have done this by making each marker available on its own layer. This has also allowed me to add different functionality to the layers...
I am having the same problem with my markers all playing at the same time and I tried to create those triggers as Wendy suggested. The options she suggested are not there for me to use. What is the most recent way to have one trigger play at a time.
I am attaching the audio to the marker in that manner but the issue is that my marker stays open as they click other markers. How can I make the marker and audio close when they click off the marker?
Thanks for sharing that file, as well as your .story file in our case! To recap for any other members who come across this discussion, it seems adding in a Selected state in markers is causing the audio to overlap one another.
Instead, try using the Visited state as that will retain the functionality of a marker automatically closing when another marker is clicked on!
I've used the marker audio feature - Several markers (around 15) on one slide layer describe fields in our software. But how do I create a trigger to the next slide/layer that activates AFTER the viewer has heard all the audio? Right now, the visited state works great between markers, but since it triggers when you click the marker, not when the audio is complete, the trigger to the next slide goes off too early. I'd prefer not to use custom markers, but I will if I have to.
Thanks for contacting us and sharing what you are working on with your project.
One solution that comes to mind is to pause the timeline of the slide almost immediately and have the timeline resume when the state of all your markers are visited so that your trigger could be set for when the timeline ends vs. the state of the markers. Understanding how your course is set up may help recommendations though.
You mention that 'the trigger to the next slide goes off too early'.
Is your course set to auto-advance? Or do you not want the Next button to be available until the audio is complete?
Can the markers be visited in any order or is there an order that you follow?
The task I'm being asked is to have a short audio after all the markers complete that introduces the next slide. Then it goes to the next slide when that audio completes. Doing that, the audio from the marker and on the timeline overlap. Having the audio start on the next slide and using visited markers won't work because when you click the last marker it goes to the next layer/slide and cuts out that last marker. Right now they are visited in any order, but I think I'll make the last row of custom markers appear after the others are visited, and that way their audio will be on the timeline and can base a trigger on the states. (Change each marker to state = complete when the audio for the marker is done, then move forward when all custom markers = complete.) That way, I'm only changing a few markers, not all of them.
Can you provide more details regarding what you are looking to accomplish? If you give us a little more detail on what you’re trying to accomplish, I’m sure one of our talented community members will have suggestions for you!
Hi Joe, thank you for getting back. I managed to find out how to solve it. Basically I included three markers, each of them included an audio and I straggled with setting it up so they don't all play at the same time when you click on each marker. But thank you, all done now.
I'm glad to hear that you found a solution! Thank you for updating this thread with what worked for you. I'm sure others in the community will find this helpful.
Please let me know if you run into any trouble and I'll be happy to assist you!
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Hi Mark
without seeing your setup try these triggers as a test.
1. Create a T/F variable for each marker default to False
2. Create a trigger to toggle the variable when the user clicks
3. Create a trigger play audio xx when user clicks marker 1 on condition that marker1 = true
4. Create a trigger to stop media xx when user clicks marker 1 on condition that marker 1 not equal to true
you need a variable for each marker and corresponding triggers to play pause media for each as well.
if that doesn't work you can upload your story file using the grey Add Attachmdnt button at the bottom of the post - easier for someone to assist with a solution specific to you if they can see your setup
Hi Wendy
Thank you for your reply.... I will have a go at that and see how it works again Thank you
Hi, Mark -- Wendy to the rescue! :) Please let us know if her suggestion will do the trick for you, or if you still need additional assistance, you might want to upload your file for additional insights.
Thank You Christie & Wendy I have done this by making each marker available on its own layer. This has also allowed me to add different functionality to the layers...
Thank you again
Awesome news Mark - and thanks for the update. Glad to hear you were able to get things working as you needed!
I am having the same problem with my markers all playing at the same time and I tried to create those triggers as Wendy suggested. The options she suggested are not there for me to use. What is the most recent way to have one trigger play at a time.
Hi Paul,
Happy to help troubleshoot! Are you inserting each audio file into the specific marker, as shown below? Or are you adding the audio to the slide?
Using this method, when I select a second marker, the first marker will close along with the audio.
If you're able to share your file publicly here, feel free to do so by clicking Add Attachment, otherwise you can share it privately with me here, and I'll delete once I'm done taking a look!
Hello Ren,
I am attaching the audio to the marker in that manner but the issue is that my marker stays open as they click other markers. How can I make the marker and audio close when they click off the marker?
Hi Paul,
Thanks for sharing that file, as well as your .story file in our case! To recap for any other members who come across this discussion, it seems adding in a Selected state in markers is causing the audio to overlap one another.
Instead, try using the Visited state as that will retain the functionality of a marker automatically closing when another marker is clicked on!
I've used the marker audio feature - Several markers (around 15) on one slide layer describe fields in our software. But how do I create a trigger to the next slide/layer that activates AFTER the viewer has heard all the audio? Right now, the visited state works great between markers, but since it triggers when you click the marker, not when the audio is complete, the trigger to the next slide goes off too early. I'd prefer not to use custom markers, but I will if I have to.
Hi John,
Thanks for contacting us and sharing what you are working on with your project.
One solution that comes to mind is to pause the timeline of the slide almost immediately and have the timeline resume when the state of all your markers are visited so that your trigger could be set for when the timeline ends vs. the state of the markers. Understanding how your course is set up may help recommendations though.
You mention that 'the trigger to the next slide goes off too early'.
The task I'm being asked is to have a short audio after all the markers complete that introduces the next slide. Then it goes to the next slide when that audio completes. Doing that, the audio from the marker and on the timeline overlap. Having the audio start on the next slide and using visited markers won't work because when you click the last marker it goes to the next layer/slide and cuts out that last marker.
Right now they are visited in any order, but I think I'll make the last row of custom markers appear after the others are visited, and that way their audio will be on the timeline and can base a trigger on the states. (Change each marker to state = complete when the audio for the marker is done, then move forward when all custom markers = complete.) That way, I'm only changing a few markers, not all of them.
Hi, can anyone help with three audio markers? How to set it up so they don't overlap?
Thank you, Mirka
Hi Miroslava,
Can you provide more details regarding what you are looking to accomplish? If you give us a little more detail on what you’re trying to accomplish, I’m sure one of our talented community members will have suggestions for you!
Hi Joe, thank you for getting back. I managed to find out how to solve it. Basically I included three markers, each of them included an audio and I straggled with setting it up so they don't all play at the same time when you click on each marker. But thank you, all done now.
Hi Miroslava,
I'm glad to hear that you found a solution! Thank you for updating this thread with what worked for you. I'm sure others in the community will find this helpful.
Please let me know if you run into any trouble and I'll be happy to assist you!